Abdul Karim Behjatpour

Professor at Seminary and University

Dr. Abdul Karim Behjatpour (born 2 Tir 1344 SH / 23 June 1965 CE in Dezful, Khuzestan Province) is a cleric, Qur'anic researcher, exegete, and Associate Professor in the Department of Qur'anic Studies at the Research Institute for Wisdom and Religious Studies of the Islamic Culture and Thought Research Institute. He is considered one of the main promoters of the "Tanzili Exegesis" (exegesis of the Qur'an in the order of revelation) style in Iran. He entered the seminary in 1360 SH (1981/1982 CE) and continued his studies in Dezful, Qom, and Tehran. He completed the intermediate level (Sath) under teachers such as Ayatollahs Vojdani, Mohami, Qazi Dezfuli, Payani, and E'temadi, and in the advanced courses (Dars-e Kharij) he benefited from the presence of Grand Ayatollahs Shabiri Zanjani, Hashemi Shahroudi, Vahid Khorasani, Behjat, Fazel Lankarani, Makarem Shirazi, and especially Ayatollah Mohammad Hadi Ma'refat. In 1380 SH (2001/2002 CE), he defended his Level 4 seminary thesis in the field of Exegesis and Qur'anic Sciences. Behjatpour has numerous executive records, including Deputy for Cultural Affairs of the Office of the Supreme Leader's Representative in Universities, Deputy of the Office in Islamic Azad Universities, Head of the Office at Tarbiat Modares University, Management of the Qom Seminary Schools, Deputy for Education of the Qom Seminary, Presidency of the Encyclopedia Compilation Research Institute of the Islamic Culture and Thought Research Institute, and Management of the Women's Seminaries of the country. He has also been the Deputy of the Theorizing Chairs of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution. His areas of specialization include Tanzili exegesis, Qur'anic sciences, jurisprudence and principles of jurisprudence, and topics related to cultural transformation and education based on the order of revelation of the Qur'an. Among his important works are the multi-volume Hamgam ba Vahy (In Step with Revelation) exegesis series, Tanzili Exegesis: Foundations, Principles, Rules and Benefits (an award-winning work of the Seminary Book of the Year), An Introduction to the Principles of Cultural Transformation Inspired by the Gradual Revelation of the Qur'an, Tanzili Introduction to the Chapters of the Holy Qur'an, and works related to the cultural promotion of modesty and Islamic covering. He has also received awards such as the Top Servant of the Qur'an and the First Rank of Top Research.